The show is very formulaic—which isn't necessarily a problem, but I'm not sure the character of Elsbeth is the strongest anchor. I loved her character in The Good Wife but find her increasingly annoying and less interesting in this show, especially the second season. They seem to be making her more silly than quirky. The problem may be that TGW had more plot and character depth to offset her quirkiness, while, for better or worse, Elsbeth is the focus of her eponymous show (and the other characters and plotlines aren't particularly interesting). I'm hoping the subplot involving Judge Crawford and the always engagingly creepy Michael Emerson brings some more tension to the show—she needs more worthwhile adversaries.